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Up to 84% of GPU power wasted in growing multimodal AI sector
Power / Energy

Up to 84% of GPU power wasted in growing multimodal AI sector

Up to 84% of GPU power is wasted in multimodal AI, causing major inefficiencies and costs as firms struggle with legacy infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Honeywell's Dean Park on expanding data centre solutions in APAC
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: Honeywell's Dean Park on expanding data centre solutions in APAC

Honeywell partners with South Korea's LS Electric to develop AI-powered solutions enhancing energy efficiency and reliability in Asian data centres.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025
Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres

UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.

By Stephen Phimister • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security
Agricultural Technology

How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security

New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.

By Hiran Daluwatta • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
How equipment OEMs can boost today's machine performance
Data Analytics

How equipment OEMs can boost today's machine performance

Construction equipment OEMs can boost machine performance by analysing key data on machine usage, energy, and inventory to meet shifting market demands efficiently.

By Fred Rio • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
ROI pressure & market reckoning to reshape AI strategies in 2026
Hyperscale

ROI pressure & market reckoning to reshape AI strategies in 2026

In 2026, AI projects will face tough ROI demands and governance scrutiny, forcing firms to prioritise measurable results and responsible innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Data centres' power demand to more than double by 2030
Hyperscale

Data centres' power demand to more than double by 2030

Global electricity demand from data centres is set to more than double by 2030, driven largely by AI-optimised servers doubling their power use share.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Data centre power market to hit USD $50.51bn on AI, telecoms push
Digital Transformation

Data centre power market to hit USD $50.51bn on AI, telecoms push

The global data centre power market is set to reach USD $50.51bn by 2030, driven by AI, telecoms growth, and strong sustainability goals worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
From storage to strategy: Building AI business cases that deliver enterprise-wide impact
Storage

From storage to strategy: Building AI business cases that deliver enterprise-wide impact

AI boosts productivity but drives up costs and energy use; firms must adopt integrated strategies to ensure sustainable, profitable AI adoption.

By Dave Wardrop • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival
Hyperscale

Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival

Microsoft's deal to restart Three Mile Island's nuclear reactor marks a revival driven by soaring AI data centre energy demands and sustainability goals.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

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Energy consumption stories

Photonics seen as key to greener AI as energy use surges in Europe
Semiconductors

Photonics seen as key to greener AI as energy use surges in Europe

Photonics could be key to cutting Europe's soaring AI energy demands and emissions as a new report warns current tech cannot meet growth sustainably.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2025
Sustainable IT surges: UK tech leaders make ESG a business imperative
Digital Transformation

Sustainable IT surges: UK tech leaders make ESG a business imperative

UK tech leaders now make sustainability a key business focus, with 67% demanding green credentials from partners and 51% linking ESG to better customer satisfaction.

By Sujata Kukreja • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025
Operations and maintenance: The engineering powerhouse behind next-gen data centres
Digital Transformation

Operations and maintenance: The engineering powerhouse behind next-gen data centres

Next-gen data centres rely on advanced, modular cooling and proactive operations to manage rising demands and costly outages in digital infrastructure.

By Ted Pulfer • 6 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment
Hyperscale

When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment

AI deployment faces delays as data centres struggle with power, cooling, and grid limits amid soaring GPU energy demands and supply bottlenecks.

By Ryne Friedma • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution
Smart Cities

Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution

UK company Conflow Power launches solar streetlights with embedded AI, cutting energy use and emissions linked to global AI data centres.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Why Australia's AI ambitions depend on smarter networks
Network Infrastructure

Why Australia's AI ambitions depend on smarter networks

Australia's AI growth is threatened by soaring data centre energy use, risking grid strain and emissions targets unless smarter networks are adopted.

By Ankur Jain • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2025
City of London modernises network with Roc Technologies
Firewalls

City of London modernises network with Roc Technologies

The City of London partners with Roc Technologies in a deal to deploy the UK's first public sector SASE network across 200+ locations.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use
EduTech

Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use

Willow is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award, recognised for using AI to optimise campus operations and sustainability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025